susl

Old English

Alternative forms

  • sūsel
  • *sēosl — found only in derivatives

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *seuhslu, from Proto-Germanic *seuhslō (“pain; torment; sickness”). Cognate with Old Norse sýsla (“busyness; business; work”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːsl/, [suːzl]

Noun

sūsl f or n

  1. torment; anguish; agony

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative sūsl sūsla, sūsle
accusative sūsle sūsla, sūsle
genitive sūsle sūsla
dative sūsle sūslum

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sūsl sūsl
accusative sūsl sūsl
genitive sūsles sūsla
dative sūsle sūslum

Derived terms

  • sēosliġ
  • sūslbana
  • sūslcwalu
  • sūslhof
  • sūslstede

Descendants

  • Middle English: susl, susel, susle
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